In office since Jan. 5, Mayor Corey O’Connor has been cold-calling CEOs of IT companies to invite them to move their operations to the city — part of his vision for its technology future.
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The company’s technology seeks to help public agencies, insurance companies and others craft safe driving programs via AI and other methods. Boston and Los Angeles are among the firm's customers. -
The federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program makes some $21 billion available for non-deployment purposes. States are exploring how this funding can be used, and questions remain.
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Rashida Richardson, who has a background in law and artificial intelligence, has joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. There, she’ll assist the city’s data management office.
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City CIO Zach Posner, who was previously CIO for Salt Lake County, will prioritize three things in his new role: governance, service delivery and AI. He was appointed in February.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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As fears of an AI “bubble” persist, officials and gov tech suppliers are looking to move past pilots and deploy larger, more permanent projects that bring tangible benefits. But getting there is easier said than done. -
Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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The boom of early Internet in the mid-1990s upended government IT. The rise of artificial intelligence isn't exactly the same, but it isn't completely different. What can we learn from 30 years ago?
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The robots have shattered two city bus shelters within the last week, fueling heated discussion amongst Chicago humans who say they shouldn’t have to share the public way with automatons.
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Members of the House passed a bill requiring data centers to pay for increased costs associated with their energy demands. The proposed legislation now heads to the state Senate.
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Officials are considering how to comply with new federal rules around accessibility for people with disabilities. Meeting agenda packets are one area of concern ahead of the April deadline.
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Louisiana State University will offer an AI degree focused on the development and implementation of the technology, as well as accelerated 90-credit-hour bachelor's degrees in information technology and bioinformatics.
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At a Community Police Review Board meeting, Modesto Police Chief Brandon Gillespie attributed an apparent leap in traffic stops in 2023 to software issues that affected data reporting in 2022.
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These funds can be key to breaking the innovation stalemate. In California, funding nimble, high-impact solutions can help replace inertia with action to modernize IT systems and deliver better services for the public.
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More than 350,000 Ohio mobile driver's licenses have been added to Apple Wallets in the state. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted spoke with Government Technology about the state’s next steps in the new age of digital identity.
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Plus, $117 million in NTIA grants go out, Indiana funds county broadband expansion, the E-BRIDGE Act is now the law of the land, new legislation aims to support rural broadband development, and more.
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The order is designed to make it more difficult and expensive for bad actors to target American institutions and organizations online. It is intended to make sanctions against them more effective.
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Officials in the southern Illinois city’s public works and fire departments are collaborating to augment usual inspections with clear aerial views of any damage. Their work could become a disaster response and recovery staple.
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